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DAILY AVIATION NEWS ALERT

July 16th 2026
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AvAir has acquired Full Stop Technics, adding FAA- and EASA-certified wheel and brake MRO capabilities

AvAir buys Full Stop Technics

AvAir has acquired Full Stop Technics, adding FAA- and EASA-certified wheel and brake MRO capabilities to its aviation aftermarket business. The acquisition expands AvAir's service offering by combining its inventory business with in-house wheel and brake repair capabilities, enabling the company to provide integrated parts supply and MRO support to airlines, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and maintenance providers. The deal …
NOEMI in flight

NOEMI secures funding for electric amphibian flight tests

NOEMI Aerospace has secured NOK30 million (€3 million) from Innovation Norway to support the flight test programme for its electric amphibious aircraft, advancing what could become the world's first certified electric amphibious aircraft for commercial passenger transport. The public funding will be matched by €4 million from private investors, bringing the total funding for the flight test programme to €7 …
Representatives from Mammoth and STAECO at the signing ceremony

Mammoth adds China 777 conversion line

Mammoth Freighters (Mammoth) will expand its Boeing 777 passenger-to-freighter conversion programme to China after selecting STAECO as its newest conversion MRO partner. The company plans to open its first conversion line at STAECO's new Qingdao facility in September 2026, responding to growing demand for wide-body freighter capacity in China and the wider Asia-Pacific region. The site will complement Mammoth's existing …
Large passenger aircraft on service in an aviation hangar rear view of the tail, on the auxiliary power unitand tail altitude control, elevating rudder

TAT expands Honeywell APU partnership

TAT Technologies has expanded its partnership with Honeywell Aerospace, becoming the sole global authorised distributor of spare parts for the 331-200/250 auxiliary power unit (APU) platform. Under the agreement, TAT has also extended its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) licences for the platform until 2036 and acquired three Honeywell Aerospace 131-9A APUs to strengthen its trading and leasing business. The …
Porter Airlines goes live with Lifecycle Asset Management solution from flydocs

Porter adopts flydocs asset management platform

flydocs has completed the migration and go-live of its Lifecycle Asset Management (LAM) solution for Porter Airlines, making the Canadian carrier the first LAM customer in the Americas. The deployment builds on Porter's existing flydocs Digital Records Management (DRM) platform, extending the airline's digital asset management capabilities to improve fleet oversight and operational efficiency. By integrating the DRM and LAM …
EASA

EASA unveils biggest flight simulation overhaul in decades

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has unveiled a sweeping new regulatory framework for Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTDs), marking the most significant reform of flight simulation qualification in Europe in decades. Introduced through Regulation (EU) 2026/781 and supported by Certification Specifications (CS-FSTD Issue 1), the new framework shifts the focus from fixed simulator types and qualification levels to …

WestJet charts growth with 13 737-10s

WLFC signs aircraft and engine deal

Warsaw Cargo selects TP Aerospace for wheels & brakes support

Nasmyth strengthens UK footprint with Bromford deal

Werner Aero acquires A320 for teardown

AES joint venture acquires 14 CFM56-7B engines

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